What do people use for the top of the holes in string-through bodies? Ferrules for the back are obviously readily available, but I'm not sure about the top...
I could make a metal plate with holes, and make sure they're well rounded so as not to chop the strings. The tidiest string-through designs I've seen just seem to have another set of ferrules in the top of the holes, but I'd imagine that would make it hard to get the strings through if they were the same as the bottom ferrules (i.e. small hole for the string to pass through). Are there official "top ferrules" or some other source of flanged tubes that would work? The cigar box guitar kit I built earlier came with some that would be ideal (just simple flanged tubes) but I can't seem to find a source of them.
And while I'm asking about ferrules - the Telecaster type ones seem to come in 4mm or 5mm. Is there any reason to use one or the other or would they both work equally well with normal ball-ended strings?
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"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
Oh my. Do we disagree for once? That's a sexy guitar. Though I don't like string through so much on tom bridges as I once did.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
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The scratchplate is impeccable though.